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'num A l Application led June 28, 1917. Serial No. 177,522.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Monms Rosnivnnae, a citizen of the United States,residmg at Brookl n in the county of Kings, State of New ork, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes; and I do herebydeclare the followin to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion o theinvention, such as will enaible ot ers skilled 1n the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in brushes and particularly toself-cleaning brushes.

One object of the resent invention 1s to provide a |brush whic is soconstructed that the dandrui:l and hair which collects on the bristlevtufts can 'be quickly and easily brou ht into such position that thesame can be readily removed, thus leaving the bristles clean andsanitary.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is of suchconstruction that the cleani element is arranged to move to scrape edirt, dandruf, and hair from the bristle tufts to the extreme tips ofthe tufts without danger of thecleaning element bein moved therebeyon'dand the tufts disengaged therefrom.

Other objects'and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanylng drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure -1 is a side elevation of a brush made in accordance with myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2,slightly enlarged.

Fig. 4 ,is a side elevation of the brush showlng the cleaning elementraised into cleaning position.

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 5--5 ofFi 4.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the extension tubes removedfrom the brush and shown in extended position.

Referring'particularly to the accompan ingdrawing 10 represents the backof t e brush and 11 the bristle tufts secured therein. In the. cornersof the back there are formed the openings 12, and slidably disposed inthese openings are the tubular metal members 13. While I have shownSpecification offLette'rs Patent.

Patented May 13, 1919.

derstood. Slidably disposed in each of the tubular members is a pin orbolt 17, the inner end of Which is provided with a transverse in 18which extends into the slot 16, where y when the said bolt is pulledout- Wardly of the tubular member the said tubular member Will be movedtherewith when the said pin 18 engages with the outer end wall of thesaid slot. When the pins or bolts 17 are pushed inwardly the cross pins18 will engage with the inner end walls of the slots 16 and move'thetubular members into the openings in the back of the brush. The outerend portion of each of the bolts 17 is secured in an openin 19 formed ina corner of a plate 20. T 's late is also formed with a lurality of smaler openings 21 through which the bristle tufts are disposed, theopenings being of diameters equal to the diameters of the inner ends ofthe tufts, whereby when the said late is moved outwardly away from theback) of the brush the da, ,mams and hair Oath@ was, wn be scraped tothe extreme tips of the tufts said tips lying flush with the outer faceof the cleaning plate 20, thus permitting the said matter to be quicklyand easily wiped or scraped oli'.

The lengths of the slots of the tubular'- members are such as to permitthe plate 20 to move outwardly to the position 'ust described, therebypreventing anyof t e tufts from getting disengaged from its opening inthe plate.

It will |be noted that the slots 16 have their v inner ends openedthrough the inner ends of the tubular members, thereby permittin thebolts 17 to move completely inward an the transverse pins 18 thereof topass into the open ends of said slots.

From the ,foregoing it will be seen that I i have provided a' novel andeiiicient device whereby the brush can be kept in a clean and sanitarycondition. What is claimedJ is:

The combination with a, brush head having bristle tufts and a platehaving aper- Jvtures each receiving a tuft therethrough, of a tubularmemlber slidablydisposed in each corner of the brush head, said tubularmember having a'pair of diametrically opposite longitudinally extendinslots, oneof said slots opening through t e inner end of the tube, a pincarried by the head and disposed in the other slot, a stem sldable inthe tubu-l lar member and having its outer end secured in one corner ofsaid plate, and a lug on said l stem slida'ble in the first-named slotof the tubular member.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

MORRIS ROSENBERG.

Witnesses:

ROBERT O. E. LODGE, THOMAS J. LocKAnn.

